Patents by Inventor Jörg Kümpel

Jörg Kümpel has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20140224222
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for operating a fuel delivery device of an internal combustion engine, in which method an electromagnetic actuating device of a volume control valve is switched such as to set a delivery volume, wherein a control of the electromagnetic actuating device for moving an armature of the electromagnetic actuating device from a first position to a second position comprises at least three phases, wherein in a first phase a coil of the electromagnetic actuating device is permanently connected to a voltage, and wherein in a second phase the coil is periodically connected to the voltage with a first frequency and with a first duty factor, and wherein in a third phase the coil is periodically connected to the voltage with a second frequency and with a second duty factor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2012
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Uwe Richter, Joerg Kuempel
  • Patent number: 8402952
    Abstract: A method for controlling a fuel injection system (10) of an internal combustion engine. Including a high-pressure pump (16) associated with a quantity controlling valve (15) having a solenoid valve (22) electromagnetically actuatable by a coil (21) for supplying fuel, the quantity control valve (15) controlling the quantity of fuel supplied by the high-pressure pump (16) and the coil (21) of the solenoid valve (22) having a first current value applied thereto, in order to close the same for supplying fuel to the high-pressure pump (16), the first current value being reduced to a second current value when the solenoid valve is closing (22), such that the radiation of audible sound arising from the closing of the solenoid valve (22) is at least partially reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Gerhard Haaf, Timm Hollmann, Christian Wiedmann, Joerg Kuempel
  • Publication number: 20130032738
    Abstract: In a fuel injection system of an internal combustion engine, fuel is delivered from a high-pressure pump into a fuel rail. The quantity of the delivered fuel is influenced by a quantity control valve which is activated by an electromagnetic actuating device. The level of control of the quantity control valve during the transition from the closed state to the open state of the quantity control valve is provided in the form of a sufficiently flat, descending progression which allows a robust control of the opening motion with regard to the varying specimen properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2010
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Inventors: Rainer Wilms, Matthias Schumacher, Joerg Kuempel, Matthias Maess
  • Publication number: 20120283883
    Abstract: In a method for controlling a quantity control valve, at least two parameters characterizing the quantity control valve are utilized. A control signal supplied to the quantity control valve is defined by the at least two parameters. At least one parameter is ascertained based on the result of a first adaptation and a second adaptation, or based on the result of a first adaptation and the other parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2010
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Inventors: Rainer Wilms, Matthias Schumacher, Joerg Kuempel, Matthias Maess
  • Publication number: 20110315124
    Abstract: A method for regulating a fuel injection system of an internal combustion engine, wherein the fuel injection system includes a high-pressure pump which is associated with a quantity control valve having a solenoid valve electromagnetically operable by a coil for supplying fuel, the quantity control valve regulating the fuel quantity pumped by the high pressure pump and the coil of the solenoid valve being energized according to a setpoint current value in order to close the valve for supplying fuel to the high-pressure pump; when the solenoid valve closes, the setpoint current value is reduced from a first current setpoint value to a second current setpoint value so that an emission of audible noise generated when the solenoid valve closes during operation of the internal combustion engine is at least partially reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2009
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Inventors: Uwe Richter, Peter Roth, Joerg Kuempel, Matthias Maess
  • Publication number: 20110295493
    Abstract: A fuel injection system of an internal combustion engine delivers fuel into a fuel rail via a high-pressure pump. The quantity of the delivered fuel is influenced by a quantity control valve operated by an electromagnetic operating device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2009
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Inventors: Rainer Wilms, Matthias Schumacher, Joerg Kuempel, Matthias Maess
  • Publication number: 20110288748
    Abstract: In a fuel injection system of an internal combustion engine fuel is delivered into a fuel rail by a high-pressure pump. The quantity of the delivered fuel is influenced by a quantity control valve operated by an electromagnetic operating device. At least one parameter of a braking pulse of the electromagnetic actuating device depends on an efficiency of the electromagnetic actuating device and/or on a supply voltage of a voltage source and/or on a temperature, in particular of a component of the fuel injection system or of the internal combustion engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2009
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Inventors: Uwe Richter, Rainer Wilms, Matthias Schumacher, Joerg Kuempel, Matthias Maess
  • Publication number: 20100237266
    Abstract: A method for controlling a fuel injection system (10) of an internal combustion engine. Including a high-pressure pump (16) associated with a quantity controlling valve (15) having a solenoid valve (22) electromagnetically actuatable by a coil (21) for supplying fuel, the quantity control valve (15) controlling the quantity of fuel supplied by the high-pressure pump (16) and the coil (21) of the solenoid valve (22) having a first current value applied thereto, in order to close the same for supplying fuel to the high-pressure pump (16), the first current value being reduced to a second current value when the solenoid valve is closing (22), such that the radiation of audible sound arising from the closing of the solenoid valve (22) is at least partially reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2008
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Applicant: Robert Bosch GMBH
    Inventors: Gerhard Haaf, Timm Hollmann, Christian Wiedmann, Joerg Kuempel
  • Patent number: 7738233
    Abstract: A method for operating an inductive load, which is operated in a motor vehicle with electric voltages of different magnitudes, is provided, a current rise in the inductive load being influenced by selecting pulse lengths and pulse pauses of the electric voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Frenz, Juergen Eckhardt, Hans-Friedrich Schwarz, Bernd Schroeder, Timm Hollmann, Joerg Kuempel
  • Publication number: 20100012611
    Abstract: The invention concerns a crane or excavator for traversing a load hanging from a load cable, which is movable in three spatial directions. The crane or excavator has a computer-controlled regulation for the damping of load swings, which contains a path planning module, a centripetal force compensation unit and at least one shaft regulator for the rotating gear, one shaft regulator for the luffing gear and one shaft regulator for the lifting gear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2009
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Inventors: Oliver Sawodny, Jörg Kümpel, Cristina Tarin-Sauer, Harald Aschemann, Eberhard P. Hofer, Klauss Schneider
  • Patent number: 7627393
    Abstract: The invention concerns a crane or excavator for traversing a load hanging from a load cable, which is movable in three spatial directions. The crane or excavator has a computer-controlled regulation for the damping of load swings, which contains a path planning module, a centripetal force compensation unit and at least one shaft regulator for the rotating gear, one shaft regulator for the luffing gear and one shaft regulator for the lifting gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2009
    Assignee: Liebherr-Werk Nenzing GmbH
    Inventors: Oliver Sawodny, Jörg Kümpel, Cristina Tarin-Sauer, Harald Aschemann, Eberhard P. Hofer, Klaus Schneider
  • Publication number: 20050128658
    Abstract: A method for operating an inductive load, which is operated in a motor vehicle with electric voltages of different magnitudes, is provided, a current rise in the inductive load being influenced by selecting pulse lengths and pulse pauses of the electric voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2004
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Inventors: Thomas Frenz, Juergen Eckhardt, Hans-Friedrich Schwarz, Bernd Schroeder, Timm Hollmann, Joerg Kuempel